How to disable the immobiliser Ford C-max 2 ?

Your Ford C-max 2 doesn’t start anymore? Have you tested all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is actually possible, indeed that it is in question if your automotive doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Ford C-max 2 ? You are on the good website, we have written this post to help you see more clearly and resolve your concerns relating to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Ford C-max 2, then the different ways to disable it.

How your immobiliser system works on Ford C-max 2

Before detailing the different alternatives available to you, here is a short introduction to show you the role and operation of the immobilizer in your Ford C-max 2. This electronic part came out 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Ford C-max 2. Actually, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) integrated in the key, and, a immobilisation control box integrated in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Ford C-max 2 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is indeed the one required by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will enable you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.

First technique, your key no longer permits your Ford C-max 2 to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Ford C-max 2, but first of all you should try this procedure to start it and take it to a mechanic check that you can not accomplish a less significant procedure to bring back the normal start of your car. Actually, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Ford C-max 2), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it contains the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your car by entering it manually. To do this, turn on the ignition, use your centralized button to enter the digits, several quick presses (example: 2 for digit 2) then a stop of one and a half seconds to confirm the digit and resume, repeat the procedure until you have entered the full code. This should enable you to start your Ford C-max 2 without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealer

If even though a battery swap, different attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Ford C-max 2 still doesn’t want to start, it’s likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Ford C-max 2. Actually, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this issue, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can restore your Ford C-max 2 key. Based on who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a copy or your “code card” and about 350 euros at your car dealership if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Ford C-max 2.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be thinking to bypass the immobilizer from your Ford C-max 2, this is not advised at all for several reasons. First your Ford C-max 2 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Actually, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Additionally to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Ford C-max 2 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some websites online still give the technique, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.

If you want more guides on the Ford C-max 2, go to our Ford C-max 2 category.